The three most basic cloud types are cumulus clouds, stratus clouds, and cirrus clouds. These three types are essentially the overarching foundation for all other types and subtypes of clouds. The ...

A variety of clouds may be seen above Michigan. What the different types can tell you Sarah Moore, Lansing State Journal Sun, June 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM UTC 6 min read ...

Tuesday evening, if you happened to be looking up, you may have seen some rainbow-esqe clouds high in the sky.

Today, 10 basic cloud forms are recognized, all of which owe a debt to Howard's nomenclature. Some are low-level clouds that exist below 6,500 feet, such as cumulus, stratus, and stratocumulus.

Curious about clouds? Well, you’re in the right place. We’re going to break down the basic types of clouds including cirrus, cumulus, stratus and cumulonimbus. Some you will see on a blue sky day ...

Eclipse effect Low-level cumulus clouds begin to disappear in large numbers over cooling land surfaces when just 15% of the sun is covered, the new paper revealed.

The disappearance of cumulus clouds while only 15% of the Sun is obscured, and the reappearance of them after the eclipse is over becomes the unexpected part.

"These types of funnel clouds form out of large cumulus clouds or very weak thunderstorms and normally do not have the energy to reach the ground" and become tornadoes, Environment Canada stated ...

Goodbye, sun; Goodbye, clouds Low-level cumulus clouds — which tend to top out at altitudes around 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) — were strongly affected by the degree of solar obscuration.